"Problem with Network drive mapping"

Hi
I'm working on a desktop compouter running Windows XP, and working with a 'remote desktop connection' to a server running 'Windows Server 2003'.
The thing is this:
I am trying to map a logical drive (K: for example) to a sharepoint folder, meaning that the address begins with http:// etc.
It works fine on my PC, but returns an error when trying to do the same on the server.
The error:
"The drive could not be mapped because no network was found"
Which is strange because I have other drives mapped to places in the network.
I would love some help.
Thanks
Noam Steiner

Most network issues with and in Server 0 and 2k is permissions of some kind. Like Pete, I can't do much for you in this regard. I've not had my hands mudded with this sort for a very long time. What Iâ€™d remember would probably get in the way of what Iâ€™d need to relearn or re-remember correctly the first time around.

But you do seem very capable. When you find the cure, share with us, if you would be so kind to do so.

If I assign a mapped drive the letter Z on my network, on this machine, I can go to the next seat in my local network, and, guess what? I can now name that same mapped network drive the letter Z as well.

So no...The above post makes no sense.

But if there is a firewall--Windows or even third party based, permissions---even quota limits then the network will be viewed as unavailable.

Regardless, no, that won't do. I say this not for the person posting the question; on the contrary: I think that the person posting is well aware of this sort of problem. That is why I did not elaborate even as much as I have in this passage.

But for others that are looking for solutions within similar situations that may happen to stumble across this thread, I did want to clarify that point.

show proof that what you state is truth, as you are talking apples to my oranges, in my opinion. I did not refer to any renaming of any drive as you state. I am talking about ONLY that the mapping attempt interprets what it sees.

First, well, for those of use that know half of what we are doing there is no need to prove it.

But, if you doubt me, then go try it out on your own network---that is *if* you have one...

Go ahead, try it.

Iâ€™ve never had a problem with people thinking Iâ€™d post something untrue if I knew it or understood it to be so. Iâ€™ve never had a problem admitting if I were wrong. Iâ€™ve never had the reputation of posting bad information for just putting my two cents in to be heard if nothing else.

So, yup, go try it.

Then come back and ask for proof.

Secondly, you said: quote:

...make sure that the drive you are not able to map is not somehow assigned/using a letter already being used/assigned to another drive on that network. Well, there is just not anyway I can misinterpret that, get what you were saying was anything but what it said and, furthermore, that it is not anything but just plain wrong. So yes, you DID imply that. So, where are the apples and oranges in that, Ed?

No where. You were FULLY understood: crystal clear; completely.

But I never said anything about â€œrenamingâ€---now did I?

So, based on your above quoted material, what have YOU to back up YOUR claims?

If you are wrong then you are wrong, Edâ€¦now, show us that fabulous temper because youâ€™ve been called to task, eh?

Or will you get it though your head my original post about this could have been made very personal but it was not? That this is exactly the type of thing we ALL are challenged upon at this forum?

Get with the program, Ed. This anâ€™t personal---not unless you deliberately go out to hurt someoneâ€™s feelings or just donâ€™t care about misinformation: Those we ALL, as a group, tend to try to clean up.

"I can't do much for you in this regard. I've not had my hands mudded with this sort for a very long time. What Iâ€™d remember would probably get in the way of what Iâ€™d need to relearn or re-remember correctly the first time around."

Okay, Ed. I gave you a chance to be civil. I gave you a chance to retract.

In response to your last post, I have the following lengthy passage for you to consider:

Sure, those are my exact words, Edâ€¦Yea, and so?

What would be your point, Ed?

At least I do know my limitations and don't post what I don't know about. Or, rather, I care that someone would get bad advice otherwise. The sad thing is that even my forgotten knowledge seems to out pace what you currently know, or, rather, do not know. Iâ€™m fairly certain you just exactly stated for me that â€œIâ€™ve forgotten more than you knowâ€. As it stands, I think Iâ€™ve forgotten more than you are willing to learn---not that you canâ€™t learn mind youâ€¦but that you are just not willing.

I've been there and done that in my life time. I've talked to people about things I needed help only to find out the false sense of pride and even less knowledge on the subject at a time when my mistake of not knowing who it was, or, rather, wasn't, that I was listening. While it is an eye opening and character making life experience, it still, to me, sucked the big one. I learned to be more self reliant and have more confidence in what I know or my own ability to look it up. Mark the word confidence, Ed. I EARNED that confidence and can say anything in person I say here. I donâ€™t place my confidence in being faceless type across a forum.

You have a responsibility if you are going to post there the way you do: You need to know, even though your skill may not be as some others, it is still, at times, going to be more than what is visiting this site. Therefore it will carry weight. If you swing that weight around incorrectly then it'll come back to haunt not only you but the entire site here---and all of our personas. This is one reason I have such a problem with you, Ed. You just don't care who you hurt or why you hurt or the reasons for hurting...you just hurt and you just donâ€™t care as long as you get your perceived stroke.

You see, Ed, I DO know a little about the 2K family of Serving OSes. But I do know also that I have been out of touch with it for a while and that I may give out some bad advice so, unlike you, I put that out there to let all know that anything I may put for consideration should be taken just as that---consideration only. I know better than to come in full of false confidence that does not belong to me in such an arena---Not only would that get me in hot water but it would also hurt those Iâ€™d like to help. It is called humility, Ed. You should try it now and then. I think youâ€™d be surprised at the reaction you get for being a little humble instead of all knowing (and we know you arenâ€™t) all the time, eh?

So, I gather you took my humility as an indication of no knowledge at all. Is that why you felt comfortable coming behind me to post about something you have absolutely NO CLUE about?

Just what DO you know about networking at all, Ed: Any certifications; any degrees? Or just home spun garage practice on little or nothing? How about â€œManaging Microsoft Networks? Network + Certification? Or how about the basics, Ed; how about the A+? (You DO know that half of that test is practically about networking, right? Well, I doubt you did since you obviously have not gotten the Cert) could you create a subnet for me, Ed? What are the non routable addresses, Ed? Any why?

Better yet, Ed, tell us, without looking it up, at what layer is the brouter within the OSI model?

How about the 54321 rule? (Iâ€™ll be impressed it you can even look this one up and then explain it in your own words)

You canâ€™t give me a response to these questions within a few minutes of my posting this. I know you canâ€™t. Youâ€™d have to look them up and that would take time. But me? Most of us here that post a great deal that DO answer networking questions? We, for the most part, either know this stuff or have it in some cob webbed part of our minds having at least gone over it some time in the past years.

You? You donâ€™t know. I know you donâ€™t. Youâ€™d know if even you had the basic A+--- and we all know you have none of that. It is not like you just forgot it. You never knew it in the first place. Over three years of watching you post tells me all I need to know in that regard.

But yet you want to stand toe to toe with those of us that do; that have. You want to stand eye to eye with those of us that DO know; with those of us that have paid our dues, some with sweat and blood, to have the privilege of knowing and the right to share what we know with others. What is more, you do not show ANY humility, ANY sense of respect nor do you seem to care that even a LITTLE bad information in something like this can REALLY be costly to those needing the help.

Why donâ€™t you get with the program and, as you claim, be willing to learn what you DONâ€™T know. Be willing to make a mistake along the way, and, better yet, admit that you were wrong?

Why donâ€™t you go look it upâ€¦Edâ€¦look up the questions I gave you. They are ALL on networking. Youâ€™d learn something that way, anyway. Then come back and spout off, eh?

I can point out many posts that you make just like this. You got just as mad then too---at least you did about the oneâ€™s you caught---or how about telling someone they may have their settings wrong because they have to scroll right to see an entire web page when it was simply a new graphic entered into the web page?

Why even post if you are not at least generally sure about what the subject matter is about then why post at all, Ed?

Why donâ€™t you just choose to take it that we all care enough to straighten this out rather than let you go on with making such mistakes? If we did not care, Ed, we would not keep setting you straight.

You should have either left the correction I made alone without remark---would have been wise since you DONâ€™T know about networking and too, since there was no personal attack. Or you should have backed up and admitted your mistake. Now you compound your pride with the fact that you want to slither out of the mistake you made with a play on words---another Ed move infamous in posts of old.

No, I donâ€™t have any problem with you posting Ed. I have no problem giving the general public the correct score behind you although, tedious at times to do. But what I do have a problem with is you being wrong and the wronging everyone because you got nailed at it.

You should have taken your lumps about it, been respectful to the rest of us and apologized if you were going to post anything at all about this at all.

I did give you a chance to delete the posts, did I not?

-W

PS

Edâ€¦this would not be a time to stand up and shout and proclaim how you wrote a network hand book and all that rot. If you did, as you have done before, it would only show just how little you donâ€™t know---again.

For anyone interested in discussing networking and routing, in particular, we can go to another site and discuss doing a RFC about VRRP, when we entertain thoughts about Broutering, Core routing, and Virtual routing, to name three of four such scenarios, the fourth, being Edge routing.

Humph; Make no mistake, Ed...I have no respect for you. As a matter of fact, I have very little pity for you; you lost all that by threatening my family, my income and my person.

You further lose any amount of respect I might have been able, ever, to lend you due to the fact that you just don't care what bad information you hand out---even if caught, red handed, with your hands in the cookie jar of "wrong"...

So yea, it is a nice gesture on my part that I even speak civilly to you. Yes, the world SHOULD shudder to think that you, above all people, would get any kindness from me when so righteously deserve so much less from not only me...but everyone at this forum.

So, now, got some more little snippets and digs you want to put out there with your ill begotten advice?

Does, "As if", count as a productive input to Nsteiner's problem or anyone's else's learning curve, for that matter, or is the poster attempting to help his/her rating climb, at the expense of the rest of those who DO want to learn and help?

Does giving out bad advice and then denying it count as a productive input to Nsteiner's problem or anyone's else's learning curve, for that matter, or is the poster attempting to help his/her rating climb, at the expense of the rest of those who DO want to learn and help?

It would appear that those of us that have good input have done so.

What is your contribution other than a numbers game?

Why do you even post here?

If I were you I'd be to embarrassed to even show my face let alone post on a thread where you screwed up so severely---

And even after being given a chance to do better---to remove your mistakes.

Instead all you do is grumble and stir up more crap because you got nailed---yet again.

This is your way. This is what you do.

Torpedoes be damned because Ed is coming through with his brand of ill intent and screw all those who get in the way, right? You should be able to hand out all the bad advice and have no one say one word about it, right, Ed, or rather, Geek4Life?

What part of you should not have posted to me did you not understand?

You post the silly crap you do and you have the nerve to talk to me or anybody here about numbers or intent? Look at your â€œnumbersâ€ Ed Why would I care? Look at mineâ€¦as if I really cared---Why would I want to be remotely compared to you in the very least? I can think of better newbies here that I would much rather be associated with rather than you [and] your lack of ethics, your lack of knowledge, your lack of humility, your lack of respect and your lack of morality.

The only thing I care about is that you have been warned by me, by moderators and by admin to stop posting to me, about me, indirectly, directly, in the third person and even the little under the radar attempts.

But yet you keep on.

What is more you deliberately enter threads where you have NO valuable input and post and say things that are simply not true just to start crap.

Well, Ed, you started it. As I stated before, I don't see why I should just not let you have what you beg for, right?

I mean it is not enough to come to this thread and post bad information, is it?

But you also have to stand up and yell murder when you are proven wrong, don't you?

Then you have to commit murder on those that found you out, right?

So why not give you what you have asked to get? Eh? Why not?

Admin had to know what you would do when you got back here. Admin had to have a clue to what you would do. All you are doing is what you promised me you would do and yet promised them you would NOT do, right?

But yet, here you are doing exactly that.

You should have never posted to me, Ed. Never. You've been warned not to do that.

But you do it anyway...don't you?

Even when you don't have a leg to stand on here you are, sneaking up like a snake and slithering your way around.

You haven't really helped anybody here. And you won't either. You only have only one intent in mind and we all know what it is.

So yes, Ed, give it up. It is all old news to all of us now.

Just move along now until you see ANOTHER chance to hand out bad advice and get someone going and then get your anger stirred up at them for what you do wrong. Yep, this is your pattern. This is what you do.

Just to add a bit of thought to mapping drives... I would imagine that you would have to check your share permissions as well as security permissions. If there are any conflicting permissions then you may nto be able to connect to the resource in question. If you are using a different account to connect to the same share then you need to make sure you are authorized to use that share. If you are using the same account (since you mention that it is an http: share) you may be limited to only one connection at a time. just a couple of Abe Lincolns.

If so then in what capacity are you mapping the drives? This is key. I have always found that in the RDT options you can share the host computers logical disk and mappings with the RDT connection but not vic a versa. I think this is a normal property for the RDT connection.

Remember mapping through RDT is easy if you look at the options and the local resources tab.